"Where was Ulala?"
Trivia heads, here's one for you: which Sega character presented an MTV Video Music Award in 2000? If you said…
Save State is a collection of articles, videos, and scans related to the history of videogames and its preservation.
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What is Save State?
Hi! I'm Chris. Ten years ago, I started to make mini-documentaries about videogame history called Retrohistories. I'll probably do that…
MCV issue 717 (07 December 2012)
Despite a slow start, Nintendo stands by the Wii U. Photos of the launch event at HMV Oxford Street. Topping…
MCV issue 650 (12 August 2011)
Exhibitor lists, maps and lots of information if you're heading to Köln for Gamescom 2011. Dancing games go from strength…
Blood Pressure: The Death and Rebirth of Vampire: Bloodlines
In 2004, Activision released a buggy, broken mess of an RPG. It sold very poorly. That should have been the…
RenderWare: The Engine that Powered an Era
One of the first reusable game engines came from an unexpected quarter: a group of British software engineers working in…
First Principles
We love to talk about historical firsts, but it's fraught with risk. Games in order of appearance, with links to…
Making Mortal Monday
A look back at the short-notice, high-stakes development of the SNES and Genesis ports of Mortal Kombat; the sacrifices and…
